Milk-catcher for nursing-women



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MILK GATGHER FOR NURSING WOMEN.

103296,609. 'Patented-Apr. 8, 1884.

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PATENT Ml'LK-.CATCHER FOR NURSING-WOMEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 296,609, dated April8, 1884.

Application filed July20, 1883. (No model.)

To MZ whom t may concern' Be it known that I, LYDIA EMELINE PATTEE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Smith Centre, in the countyTof Smith and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Milk-Catchers for Nursing- `Women5 and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in milk-catchers fornursing-women, and has for its objects to prevent the milk from wettingthe clothing, and to improve the form. These objects are attained by theapparatus illus-v trated in the accompanying drawings, forining a partoi' this specification, in which- Figure l is an elevation taken fromthe side next the body. Fig. 2 is a frontl elevation. Fig. 3 is asectional view. Fig. 4 is a view showing the milk-catchers or protectorsadjusted to the person.

The letter A represents the convex side of the protector. B is theconcave side. b b are short straps having button holes. e e are elasticstrapspassing over the shoulders, and con` nected to each Aother by thestrap f. The

straps e e are provided with fiat buttons, which are bnttoned to theshort straps b, whereby the breast-protectors are suspended. The

shonldenstraps e e are attached to the belt E tached to the belt E,whereby the breast-protectors are held down and retained in the properposition on the body of the wearer. The belt E is fastened by a buttonin front, or in any other convenient manner. a is an orice to receivethe nipple, and is placed on the concave surface of the protector. o

I prefer to make the protectors of white rubber or gutta percha, thesaine 'material of which are made the bulbs of breast-pumps and thenipples of nursery bottles. As this is ilexible, it will not bruise thebreast. and has this advantage over a breastprotector made of any rigidsubstance, such as glass; and the manner of fastening it to the body ofthe wearer enables it to be kept in place without any hard pressure onthe breast.

The letter G indicates Va small orifice for emptying the contents of thebreast-protector.

Having described my invention, what I desire to claim, and secure byLetters Patent, is#- In a milk-catcher for nursing-women, the protectorA, having concave sideB, orifice a, and orifice C, made of iiexiblematerial, and provided with short button-hole straps b b', incombination with elastic straps e e, having cross -strap f, and strapse', attached to the belt E, as shown and described, and for the r

